Mike Gatting
Michael William Gatting
Born: 6 June 1957, Kingsbury, Middlesex
Major Teams: Middlesex, England.
Known As: Mike Gatting
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium
Test Debut: England v Pakistan at Karachi, 3rd Test, 1977/78
Last Test: England v Australia at Perth, 5th Test, 1994/95
ODI Debut: England v Pakistan at Sahiwal, 1st ODI, 1977/78
Last ODI: England v Sri Lanka at Moratuwa, 2nd ODI, 1992/93
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1984
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 79 138 14 4409 207 35.55 45.15 10 21 59 0
Balls M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 752 29 317 4 79.25 1-14 0 0 188.0 2.52
ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 92 88 17 2095 115* 29.50 70.58 1 9 22 0
Balls M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 392 4 336 10 33.60 3-32 0 0 39.2 5.14
FIRST-CLASS
(career: 1975 - 1998)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 551 861 123 36549 258 49.52 94 181 493 0
Balls M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 10061 398 4703 158 29.76 5-34 2 0 63.6 2.80
LIST A LIMITED OVERS
(career: 1975 - 1998)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 551 508 79 14476 143* 33.74 12 87 177 0
Balls R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 6234 4817 175 27.52 6-26 4 1 35.6 4.63
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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A prolific county batsman who amassed nearly a hundred centuries over his
long career, Mike Gatting was not able to translate his success to the
highest level. His Test average was 15 runs lower than his first class
average of just over 50, and at international level he will perhaps be best
remembered for incidents he himself would rather forget.
Gatting captained England with mixed fortunes, retaining the Ashes in
Australia, but later lost two series in Pakistan, at home against New
Zealand and away in India. His on-field captaincy was sound, but he was less
able to deal with the other pressures of modern captaincy. A public,
acrimonious dispute in 1987 with the Pakistani umpire Shakoor Rana nearly
resulted in the cancellation of the tour, and his captaincy ended after
tabloid reports of inappropriate after-hours activities in the team hotel.
He remained an important member of the England team, and was the victim of
the infamous "ball of the century" that introduced Shane Warne to the
English cricketing public.
It is perhaps unfair to emphasize such incidents as they detract from a
magnificent career, and the achievements of a watchable, belligerent
batsman. Gatting was a good driver and stern on anything short of a length,
generally scoring his runs at a fast pace. He was a useful medium-pace
bowler, an excellent short-leg fieldsman, and at county level an extremely
successful captain, leading Middlesex to many titles. He retired at the end
of the 1998 season, and coached Middlesex for two seasons before the club
released him in 2000. (DL/SL Copyright CricInfo 2001)
Last Updated: Tuesday, 29-Oct-2002 23:10:52 GMT
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